As we receive our weekly updates each Friday, I am always hoping. Hoping that finally, through no less than a miracle, we have THE signature required and we can move on. One signature. Again, I'm more than willing to fly to Addis with a suitcase of ink pens and personally deliver them to the director if this would help! ✈️ ✏️ And yet, we remain waiting. We have a little glimpse of hope and moving forward in that the director verbally told our Bethany representative that he approved both cases.....but he still needs to sign off on them. Not exactly sure why he doesn't sign them right on the spot and be done with it. Perhaps a culture thing and different way of doing things (or not doing things!)? Anyway, they will try again next week and we will try to hang in there and keep our hopes up that it will indeed happen next week!
It is such an overwhelming comfort to have gotten this email from our social worker along with our Friday update. I just had to share it:
"Still hoping for THIS summer! :)
Committing to prayer this weekend over the heart of this director that God would move him to sign the girls' papers and have them ready Monday morning! I know this has been an incredibly hard and long road for your family and the girls have also been affected by the numerous delays we have come up against with your case, so I'm also praying just for the peace of The Spirit to wash over you all and provide you with comfort as we continue to work toward the girls' adoptions. Hang in there!!!"
We are SO close and yet many obstacles remain. Please join in praying our girls home!! As our social worker suggests to pray "over the heart of the director". May his heart be moved to complete the signing of the necessary documents for "T" and "B" so we can move to the next step in the Ethiopian adoption process. It breaks me down to think of my daughters being affected by us not being able to come to them. God knows I want to!! God knows I'm trying to!! My daughters, whom I love so deeply and can't wait to be a momma to, are waiting for God to move mountains and part waters. I trust He can and is able!!
It is such an overwhelming comfort to have gotten this email from our social worker along with our Friday update. I just had to share it:
"Still hoping for THIS summer! :)
Committing to prayer this weekend over the heart of this director that God would move him to sign the girls' papers and have them ready Monday morning! I know this has been an incredibly hard and long road for your family and the girls have also been affected by the numerous delays we have come up against with your case, so I'm also praying just for the peace of The Spirit to wash over you all and provide you with comfort as we continue to work toward the girls' adoptions. Hang in there!!!"
We are SO close and yet many obstacles remain. Please join in praying our girls home!! As our social worker suggests to pray "over the heart of the director". May his heart be moved to complete the signing of the necessary documents for "T" and "B" so we can move to the next step in the Ethiopian adoption process. It breaks me down to think of my daughters being affected by us not being able to come to them. God knows I want to!! God knows I'm trying to!! My daughters, whom I love so deeply and can't wait to be a momma to, are waiting for God to move mountains and part waters. I trust He can and is able!!
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